Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Services / Edition 6

by Jerry V. Diller

Overview

Offering a balance of clinical and theoretical information, Jerry Diller provides a practical book focused on how to provide cross-cultural services effectively. You'll find coverage of general principles of cultural diversity and multiculturalism, the process of cross-cultural service delivery, and cultural information on specific client populations. The author builds a general understanding of what cultural diversity is and why it is important. He considers the related dynamics of prejudice and racism, as well as the meaning of culture and cultural differences. He also helps students better understand their own prejudices so they can be more effective counselors when working with culturally-different clients.
The author includes captivating interview with four professionals, each from a different ethnic background: Latino/Latina, Native American, African American, and Asian American. Their interviews, presented verbatim to retain their personal and cultural flavor, are filled with rich cultural material and hands-on clinical suggestions and cautions.
This topic, seldom covered in multicultural texts, is explored thoroughly. Students will consider such questions as What is racism? How does it operate in individuals and institutions to oppress people of color? Why is it hard for mainstream whites to acknowledge it and their own privilege? How do prejudices of human service providers compromise the helping process? How can one become aware of and alter negative racial attitudes. To assist students in personalizing these questions, the author provides a series of self-awareness exercises.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781337563383
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	08/27/2018
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	840,922
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jerry V. Diller has been teaching for over 30 years at all levels of higher education. He has been on the faculty at The Wright Institute, University of California at Berkeley; University of Oregon and Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. He was awarded the "Innovation of the Year Award" for teaching at Lane Community College. In his private practice he has been a partner in Multicultural Associates, a consulting and training organization focusing on issues of cultural diversity and social justice.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. What It Means to Be Culturally Competent. 3. Working with Culturally Diverse Clients. 4. Understanding Racism, Prejudice, and White Privilege. 5. Understanding Culture and Cultural Differences. 6. Working with Culturally Diverse Parents and Families. 7. Culturally Sensitive Treatment with Children. 8. Bias in Service Delivery. 9. Mental Health Issues. 10. Treating Victims of Ethnic Conflict, Genocide, and Mass Violence. 11. Working with Latino/a Clients: An Interview with Roberto Almanzan. 12. Working with Native American Clients: An Interview with Jack Lawson. 13. Working with African American Clients: An Interview with Veronique Thompson. 14. Working with Asian American Clients: An Interview with Dan Hocoy. 15. Working with Arab and Muslim American Clients: An Interview with Marwan Dwairy. 16. Working with South Asian American Clients: An Interview with Sumana Kaipa. 17. Working with White Ethnic Clients: An Interview with the Author. 18. Some Closing Thoughts.

Editorial Reviews

"[This is a] good text that promotes discussion and critical thinking about culture. It is well organized and has good detail. It is easy to read and is not wordy. It is concise and not as bulky as some of the writing in culture texts. "- Caroline Brackette, Mercer University

"The text is well-written and reader friendly. It serves as a nice introduction of topics, terms, concepts, and information related to diversity issues for the field of human services. The interviews are a plus. " - Jill Dustin, Old Dominion University

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